River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-07-14

by taking laudanum. She was discovered |
after taking about three spoonfuls of the (
dose, and physician summoned, who adj 1
mnisteFed an emetic and probably saved I
her life. She is very low, but out OF dan
ger A love affair is said TO have caused the !
rash step
Gov. Church has had a request from Yank-
town asking him to appoint super
visory committee TO act conformity with the
trustees of the asylum for the insane so the
extension NAV be built this season lie re
plie1 that he has no power To do SO. 1t is
his iEtention TO hold ON to the money APP
propriated for the extension and not allow
it to be used by the board now in office.
An attempt to murder Tom Moore
one of the proprietors of the White Elephant
saloon, at Minneapolis, was made ON the
9TH, 10y Clifford Hamilton, . colored waiter
Hamilton charged Moore with insulting his
wife. tie fired three shots at Moore, one of
which entered Just above the stomach Id
is thought Moore will die. Hamilton lied
\ petition, - feet long, was pre-
ented to the county commissioners Of
Grand Forks County, Dakota, by the
PrOhtbitonists, demanding that the ques-
ton be submitted To a vote next tall. The
saloon men are ON hand with counsel and
will fight the Promhitionist s hard The
chances are about even in county.
AT Duluth. Mimi, on the 4th,
family, consisting of Mrs Ma ia Tranah,
her four children and visitor Mrs rabbi,
we're poisoned 10y eating home made ice
cream, supposed to be perfectly pure.
Physicians were summoned and the party,
with the exception of Mrs. Tranah, an
pronounced out of danger
During the month of June, at Min
neapolis there were reported s5 marriages
,s2,3 births and 22S deaths. OF the deaths 100
were Of little children, % being from
cholera infantum. There were - deaths OF
persons above the age of - years. July 3
| fifteen burial permits We're issued for chill
dren.
AT Grand Forks, OAK, on petition
of 1 ,70J voters out of total of 5000, the
county board ordered the submission of the
question of license % vote next NoVem-
her. Under the new law the city would
derive "a revenue OF $1,000 from license If
not voted away, and the county ABOUT sl3
600.
John Leoilenholtz is farmer living
few miles west of East Dubuque, Iowa
His son, aged six years, was celebrating the
Z
work. His father tried To repair il when il
went Off and sent ball through his sons
skull, resulting in death in half an hour
AT Fisher, Mimi, on the eth the
Presby Sunday school from Grand
Forks, Oak. one FROM Marais, Mimi and
the Methodist and Presby terrain schools OF
Fisher held monster picnic, Over 800
persons from Grand Forks were present
The thermometer al noon was U.s.
Hon Ignatius Donnelly, Of Ninjnger,
has consented to deliver an address at the
Red Wing, Mimi, industrial fair ON the
topic: ''How TO Make a Great State Hon
John Lind, of New Tim, congressman from
the Second district, has also consented 10 he
present and deliver an address.
Eight thousand men are now en-
ployed in pushing the construction th- Min
neapols, SaulU Ste Marie and Atlantic rail
way. At Gladst one, the lake Iermiuua, iba
work Is progressing rapidly. The road bed
for the line Is nearly cumpet and laying
rails has BEGUN at several points
On Monday Edward Schmidt fifty
four years old, a laborer ON the new science
hall al Madison Wis lost his balance while
wheeling barrow load OF brick across
plank Ia the third story, and fell 10 the
basement breaking his neck and dying in
stantly.
John Nores, q half-breed. aged 10, is
held at Saltwater for killing Peter Corners
at Hinckley The murderer, concealed be-
hind fence, shot Corners through Che
body, killing him instantly. lie confessed
his crime. 1t Is the result OF an Old family
fued.
At Cannon Falls, Mimi, during 81
thunderstorm Friday evening small cy-
clone was developed in the north part Of
town aud struck the Milwaukee depot twist
ing ~ out of shape and damaging ii cOmsid-
erahly. No other buildings were injured
At Lidgerwood, OAK, on the 9th,
the livery and sale stables belonging to
Daugherty a Elliot. Tie stables. wagons
and harnesses, with three horses. that could
not he taken out, were totally consumed
Tue loss Is nearly covered 10y insurance.
\ telegram from Berlin, Wis, says
that the worms are destroying the cram
berry vines in that section Il is feared the
vines will be permanently injured. One
grower, who expected 10 harvest 900
bushels, VIII not get any.
Sister Barravita. of Chaska, Mimi,
Sister Febronica and Sister Methodea, Of
New Tim, Sister Conicia, Minneapolis, and
fNANltI AltELts EAtti ~ NIX. lbtfa Tue bitGk
veil at MulinckrOdt convent in Wllkesbarre,
Pa.
At Cumberland. Wis, on the 9th,
the Beaver Lake Lumber company's min
broke down and will be delayed two weeks
From 100 To 200 men are thrown out of en-
ployment during the delay.
A bronze statute of Solomon Juneau,
founder Of Milwaukee, presented to the city
by W ii Metcalf and G. $. Bradley, two
prominent citizens, was unveiled in Juneau
Park, Milwaukee, July %.
At Hayward, Wis, on the morning
of the eth an Indian was run over by the
north-bound way freight and received in
iurles from which he died before noon.
Whisky was the cause.
On the 9TH robbers attempting to
stop train near TT. Worth, Texas met
voley from an armed posse on the ears.
One of the robbers was badly wounded,
and the others He'd.
Three stores ut Fairmont, Mimi,
were burglarized on the night Of the oh,
but all the money obtained was 500 and
beyond "A few cigars no goods We're taken,
Wisconsin and Indiana have the lar
gest educational exhibits at the Chicago
Exposition building, under the auspices of
the National Educational association.
Edward Douglass. Of McGiregor Ia,
has been disbarred from practicmg as an
attorney before the interior department
The hotel at Alden, Frecborn comfy.
MINI, was damaged $500 10y fire on the
9Th.
Two horses were shot at st. Peter
MINI on the eth both having the CHAMBERS